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From The Embassy of Good Science
Describe the actions the user should take to experience the material (including preparation and follow up if any). Write in an active way.
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'''1. Main source:'''
Whitmee, S., Haines, A., Beyrer, C., et al. (2015). Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch: Report of The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on planetary health. The Lancet, 386(10007), 1973–2028. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60901-1
'''2. Planetary boundaries framework'''
Rockström, J., Steffen, W., Noone, K., et al. (2009). A safe operating space for humanity. Nature, 461, 472-475. https://doi.org/10.1038/461472a
'''3. Planetary health'''
Martens, P. (2023). Planetary health: The need for a paradigm shift. <span lang="EN-GB">BioScience, Volume 74, Issue 3, March 2024, Pages 128–129, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad107</span>
'''4. Planetary health & environmental change'''
Haines, A., & Ebi, K. (2019). Addressing challenges to human health in the Anthropocene epoch - An overview of the findings of the Rockefeller/Lancet Commission on Planetary Health. <span lang="EN-GB">Public Health Rev. 2016;37:14.</span>
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5810099/ +
[https://www.unep.org/circularity Circularity is the breakthrough we need]
[https://www.unep.org/circularity The UNEP circularity approach]
[https://startupcenter.uni-wuppertal.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/9-R-Strategien_PDF.pdf 9R strategies of the circular economy]
[https://boku.ac.at/wiso/isec/social-ecology-lecture/creating-circularity-for-critical-raw-materials Creating circularity for Critical Raw Materials-recorded talk and PowerPoint]
[https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/report/Media_Arts_and_Humanities_Sustainability_Educator_Toolkit/23492969?file=41201159 Theme 1- Planetary Boundaries and Doughnuts] +
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International cooperation among biobanks is essential for advancing scientific research, promoting data sharing, and accelerating global progress in healthcare. Biobanks employ several methods to facilitate this collaboration such as adhering to standardized protocols for sample collection, processing, and storage. Common practices ensure compatibility and comparability of data across different institutions and countries. Efforts to ensure data harmonization ensure that information collected follows standardized formats. This harmonization allows seamless integration and analysis of datasets from diverse sources.
Biobanks often participate in collaborative networks or consortia that span multiple countries. These networks foster communication, resource sharing, and joint research initiatives. Examples include the [https://dcc.icgc.org/ International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC)] and the [https://www.ga4gh.org/ Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH)]. Data sharing platforms that comply with established standards for security, privacy and interoperability* may be used to facilitate the exchange of data while addressing ethical and legal considerations. Additionally, institutions engaging in international collaboration may establish formal agreements through memorandums of understanding. These agreements outline the terms of collaboration, data sharing, and the responsible use of biological samples.
Collaborative research projects involving multiple biobanks encourage the exchange of data and samples for specific research objectives. These projects leverage the collective expertise and resources of participating institutions.
International collaborations may also involve capacity-building initiatives to enhance the capabilities of biobanks in developing countries as exemplified by the establishment of a biobank in [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211883723000989 Western Visayas in the Philippines]. Such inclusivity fosters a more equitable and globally impactful approach to research.
Biobanks navigate complex ethical and legal considerations when sharing data internationally. They establish clear frameworks for obtaining informed consent, protecting donor privacy, and complying with diverse national and international regulations. To regulate access to shared data, international biobanks often establish data access committees that evaluate research proposals and ensure adherence to ethical, legal, and privacy standards.
'"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000001-QINU`"' The term ''interoperability'' refers to the ability of different systems, devices, or software to seamlessly exchange and interpret information, allowing them to work together effectively and efficiently without hindrance. It ensures that diverse components can communicate, share data, and collaborate in a cohesive manner, fostering compatibility and synergy across various platforms or technologies.
By employing effective strategies for the sharing of biological samples, biobanks contribute to a global network of knowledge sharing, accelerating scientific discovery, and promoting advancements in personalized medicine and public health on an international scale.
Podcasting combines several elements covered in this module:
* clear audio communication
* structured delivery
* awareness of audience
* basic technical setup
Together, these shape how listeners understand and engage with content.
When creating a podcast, you are not only sharing information. You are shaping how that information is experienced through sound. +
<div>Sabin, L. Hastings, R. Evans, N (2026) Sustainability and Eco-Justice in Everyday Research. Amsterdam UMC. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18390889</div><div></div> +
Doing research with communities affected by climate change: Climate-conscious methodologies matrix (for researchers and ethics reviewers) +
Use you own research to '''reflect on the cards''' questions
OR use the scenario described above to:
*'''Reflect''' on how the question applies in this setting.
*'''Identify''' possible tensions or risks (e.g., exclusion, harm, extractivism).
'''Propose''' a climate-just, community-informed course of action. +
Urban Walker, M. 1998. Moral Understandings. A Feminist Study in Ethics. New York: Routledge.
Tronto, J. 1993. Moral Boundaries. A Political Argument For an Ethic of Care. New York: Routledge.
Noddings, N. 1982. Caring: A Feminine Approach to Ethics and Moral Education. Berkeley: University of CA Press.
Gilligan, C. 1982. In a different voice: Psychological theory and women's development. Harvard University Press.
Woodly, D., R.H. Brown, M. Marin, S. Threadcraft, C.P. Harris, J. Syedullah, and M. Ticktin. 2021. “The Politics of Care.” Contemporary Political Theory 20 (4): 890–925. '"`UNIQ--nowiki-0000003D-QINU`"'.
Wrigley, K. 2025. Care-full climate justice organising. Environmental Sociology, 1–13. '"`UNIQ--nowiki-0000003E-QINU`"'
Noddings, N. 2015. Care ethics and “caring” organizations. In: Engster D, Hamington M (eds) Care Ethics and Political Theory. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 72–84.
Weil, S. 1977. Simone Weil Reader. New York: Moyer Bell.
Whyte, K. and C. J. Cuomo. 2016. “Ethics of Caring in Environmental Ethics: Indigenous and Feminist Philosophies.” In S. M. Gardiner and A. Thompson (eds) The Oxford Handbook of Environmental Ethics Oxford: Oxford Handbooks, 234–247.
Inguaggiato, G., Pallise Perello, C., Verdonk, P., Schoonmade, L., Andanda, P., van den Hoven, M., '"`UNIQ--nowiki-0000003F-QINU`"'amp;Evans, N. 2024. The experience of women researchers during the Covid-19 pandemic: a scoping review. Research Ethics, 20(4), 780- 811. '"`UNIQ--nowiki-00000040-QINU`"'
Tronto, J.C. (2013). Caring Democracy: Markets, Equality, and Justice. New Yourk: NYU Press.
Gauthier P. E., Chungyalpa D, Goldman RI, Davidson RJ, Wilson-Mendenhall CD. 2025.
Mother Earth kinship: Centering Indigenous worldviews to address the Anthropocene and rethink the ethics of human-to-nature connectedness. Curr Opin Psychol. Aug(64): 102042. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2025.102042. Epub 2025 Apr 11. PMID: 40288260. +
''Science Europe'' is the organization representing major public organizations that fund or perform excellent, ground-breaking research in Europe. It brings together the expertise of some of the largest and most respected European research organizations to jointly push the frontiers of how scientific research is produced and delivers benefits to society.
Your task is to browse Science Europe's website and get familiar with its content.
Discover Science Europe’s comprehensive library of resources, including the most recent publications, briefings, and position statements. Learn what policy priorities Science Europe is currently addressing and what the key action areas are in the research policy landscape.
Click on [https://scienceeurope.org/ Explore: Science Europe website] to open the resource. +
Conflict of interest occurs when a scientist's personal interests—such as financial gain, professional advancement, or personal relationships—could potentially influence or appear to influence their research findings and decision-making. These conflicts can compromise the objectivity and integrity of the publication, potentially affecting the credibility of the research itself.
Scientists are guided by a genuine desire to pursue truth and impartial judgment, and by honesty in reporting and interpreting their research results. This means that scientific work should be as unbiased and objective as possible in the sense that non-scientific interests should not play any significant role in the way in which the research work is conducted and its results are interpreted and presented.
==== What is it? Defining conflict of interest ====
Competing interests (also known as conflicts of interests — COIs) is defined as follows:
“A conflict of interest (COI) is a situation in which a person or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial interest, or otherwise, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation of the individual or organization. The presence of a conflict of interest is independent of the occurrence of impropriety.”
The generally understood principles are shared by many journals and publishers. Their interpretation into policy, however, varies journal by journal.
Conflicts of interest can be:
# financial or
# non-financial (such as family and friendship relationships).
More problematic forms of conflict of interest happen when researchers participate in the selection of a procurement contract with a company where they or their relatives have a financial interest, or when peer review panel members have a close family or professional relationship with one of the applicants to a position or a grant.
==== Dealing with Conflicts of Interest ====
According to the [https://ori.hhs.gov/brief-overview-conflict-interests US Office of Research Integrity], “Having a conflict of interest is not in itself unethical, and some are unavoidable. Full transparency is always the best course of action, and, if in doubt, disclose.”
Transparency and disclosure are the primary mechanisms for managing conflicts of interest in publishing. Authors are typically required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest when submitting a manuscript. This includes financial interests (such as funding or stock ownership), affiliations, personal relationships, or intellectual biases that might affect the research.
Further resources:
Elsevier. (2019). [https://assets.ctfassets.net/o78em1y1w4i4/5XCIR5PjsKLJMAh0ISkIzb/16f6a246e767446b75543d8d8671048c/Competing-Interests-factsheet-March-2019.pdf Factsheet: Competing Interests].
[1] COPE. (2017). COPE Discussion document: Who “owns” peer reviews. https://doi.org/10.24318/rouP8ld4
[2] Elsevier. (2017). Ethics in Research & Publication.
[3] Integrity. Conflict of interest in research: what is it and why it matters? https://h2020integrity.eu/conflict-of-interest-in-research-what-is-it-and-why-it-matters/
[4] Office of Research Integrity U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A brief overview on Conflict of Interests. [https://ori.hhs.gov/brief-overview-conflict-interests ori.hhs.gov/plagiarism-35]
[4] The Embassy of Good Science. Conflict of interests. [[Theme:6d71bd59-c3bc-4cd5-9c9f-1ab4e53fc320#International%20Committee%20of%20Medical%20Journal%20Editors%20Conflict%20of%20Interest%20Disclosure%20Form|https://embassy.science/wiki/Theme:6d71bd59-c3bc-4cd5-9c9f-1ab4e53fc320#International_Committee_of_Medical_Journal_Editors_Conflict_of_Interest_Disclosure_Form]]
What does open access mean? This video summarizes the main points: No costs and technical barriers for readers and libraries, but permanent access and possibilities for subsequent use, as well as the generation of new knowledge.
Click on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUpl03eO63M&ab_channel=open-access.network Video: Open Access in 60 Seconds] to open the resource.<div></div> +
This section focuses on questions of fairness that arise from how research and innovation affect people, communities, and future generations. It addresses how benefits, burdens, risks, and opportunities associated with research are distributed, and how these effects may vary across social, geographic, and temporal contexts. The guidance uses selected justice perspectives as practical lenses to support ethical reflection. +
Based on Emilio Beladiez's interview (European Director of Plastic Oceans). Emilio defines environmental ethics as "coherence between what you do, what you want to achieve, and the methods you use". He also challenges us to stop focusing only on "downstream" consequences (cleaning up) and start acting "upstream" (changing policies, habits, and systems).
'''Round 1: The Sorting Arena (Upstream or Downstream?)'''
Drag and drop the following laboratory actions into their correct strategic bin. Remember: Upstream targets the root cause/prevention, while Downstream deals with the waste already created.
* '''Action A:''' Organizing a waste-sorting workshop to ensure lab members separate hazardous, recyclable, and organic materials correctly.
* '''Action B:''' Switching our main chemical and consumable suppliers to certified "green" distributors who offer plastic-free packaging.
* '''Action C:''' Running a monthly inventory audit to avoid over-ordering single-use plastic pipettes and tubes.
* '''Action D:''' Putting plastic caps and non-contaminated lab plastics into specialized recycling collection bins.
* '''Action E:''' Redesigning experimental protocols to replace plastic multi-well plates with reusable glass alternatives wherever scientifically viable.
Exercise the following activity: +
Learning Pathway for AI Researchers +
Match the real-world example to its corresponding Output Type. +
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Reflect again. What differences did they experience? What felt better? Do they understand the choice of the other team and feel understood by that team themselves, and how did the style of conversation influence that? +
Varieties of goodness in research - a rotary style exercise (variation to original VIRT2UE exercise)) +
The same exercise as in round 3 can be repeated with the next group. The number of rounds is dependent of the number of subgroups and the time available. +
04 - Moral Case Deliberation: A Method for Analysing Cases in Research Ethics and Research Integrity +
In this step, similarities and differences between the individual considerations are examined. Sometimes, two participants make a different choice based on the same value. Alternatively, participants may choose the same option based on different values or norms. Identifying similarities and differences may lead to better understanding and a better insight of what is at stake in a specific case. +
After the presentation, you may be invited to actively listen to what others have to say and share their views openly. While playing the game with several small groups, a plenary debrief may be useful to allow room for you to ask questions to each other and identify dilemmas, justifications for choices, and even more general themes. +
[[File:Modified Dilemma Game Table 1.png|thumb|'''Table 1: Which principles from European Code for Research Integrity can you identify in each dilemma?''']]
Ask participants to work in groups to fill out the below tables. You may suggest groups to assign a member as a spokesman to shortly present their discussions in the next step.
[[File:Modified Dilemma Game Table 2.png|thumb|'''Table 2. Which research misbehaviors can you identify in this dilemma?''']]
[[File:Modified Dilemma Game Table 3.jpg|thumb|'''Table 3. Which scientific virtues are important when deciding on a course of action?''']]
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The link to the instruction "Interim Practice Work" can be found [https://public.3.basecamp.com/p/5PqnuPhVF5EtiYZJ9WCet1PN here]. +
